Molde FK looked clearly the better side as a nervous Luton Town squad surrendered 3 goals in the first 23 minutes.
Rindaroy started the scoring in the 12th minute with a solid right foot from the 22 yard line was driven by 3 rapidly closing defenders and the goalie into the upper right coerner of the net.
A defensive lapse in the 18th minute by Luton Town's RB Paul Connolly allowed Ely Ounoussi to sneak by him with the ball and into the box where he made a brilliant cross eluding 2 defenders for an easy goal by Hoiland.
The final goal came in the 23rd minute off a corner kick that was nearly cleared out by GK Mark Tyler, but a brilliant header by Hoiland across the box to Singh left Luton Town defenseless and put easily by the keeper.
Luton Town did play better in the 2nd half, holding Luton Town to 4 shots, with only 1 on target, but could simply not get back into the game. As the minutes ticked off, Luton Town got sloppy on defense and fouled CB Luke Wilkinson fouled Sigurdarson in the box. Singh took the penalty, but was thwarted when his shot hit the left post and stayed out.
Prior to the game, Luton Town announced 2 transfers. CM Alex Lawless (61 OVR, Age 31) was sent to Mansfield Town for $120,000. They also added GK Alex Cairns (OVR 59, Age 21) from Leeds United for a reported $180,000. With GK Mark Tyler now 37 years old, it is clear that Cairns is the heir apparent for Luton Town. The only question that remains is when the position will become his.
With FIFA 15 now out, it has become time for me to start my career. This year, I will be leading newly promoted to League 2 Luton Town as I typically do, attempting to build a dynasty from a newly promoted squad.
To begin with, I'll be using default sliders and default rosters on professional level and will be tweaking as I go.
My starting roster with OVR rating and (age):
GK Mark Tyler 62(37)
RB Paul Connolly 59(30)
CB Steve McNulty 60(30)
CB Luke Wilkinson 61(22)
LB Scott Griffiths 60(28)
CM Andy Drury 63(30)
CM Matt Robinson 50(20)
RM Luke Rooney 59(23)
CAM Luke Guttridge 64(32)
ST Mark Cullen 59(22)
ST Paul Benson 60(34)
ST Ross Lafayette 56(27)
RB Curtley Williams 53(24)
ST Alex Wall 53(23)
CB Alex Lacey 52(21)
GK Elliot Justham 50(24)
CAM Jim Stevenson 58(22)
CM Pelly Ruddock 54(20)
CB Fraser Franks 53(23)
LM Jake Howells 52(23)
CM Solomon Taiwo 57(29)
CM Alex Lawless 56(31)
CM Jonathan Smith 55(27)
ST Charlie Walker 51(24)
LM Mark Onyemah 46(18)
ST Ricky Miller 52(25)
CDM Andy Parry 49(22)
RM Shaun Whalley 51(26)
There's not a lot of good young talent on this squad, so I may approach this team through a youth movement. Since most of my best players are over 30, I'll likely try to move some of them in the summer transfer window and potentially a few more over the winter, depending on how I'm doing.
I've got a reasonable transfer budget of $825,000 and a remaining wage budget of $4,000/wk and will try to make some young acquisitions with it.
My league objective is to fight for promotion and domestic cup objective is to reach the round of 32.
The Cowboys never trailed in this one. The game was scoreless until the last few seconds of the 1st quarter when Tony Romo hit little used FB Tyler Clutts on a 4 yard touchdown pass.
Teams traded field goals in the 2nd quarter, until Tony Romo hit Dez Bryant on a 17 yard post route with 24 seconds left in the first half that extended the lead to 17-3.
The Rams would come back on their first drive in the second half. A 13 play, 78 yard drive was capped off when Zac Stacy ran around the left side of the defense for a 1 yard touchdown to close the gap to 17-10.
2 Cowboy field goals followed and the Cowboys lead swelled again to 23-10.
The Rams, still showing some fight had a drive stall at the 21 yard line, but converted a field goal with 7:01 remaining to close the gap to 23-13. They would never get the ball back.
The Cowboys chewed up the clock, with first down after first down. 14 plays later, Tony Romo took a knee to cap off the victory.
With the win, the Cowboys improve to 2-1, while the Rams fall to 1-2.
Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Rams
Sep 21, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Dallas Cowboys (2-1)
7
10
3
3
23
St. Louis Rams (1-2)
0
3
7
3
13
Team Stats Comparison
DAL
STL
Total Offense
381
220
Rushing Yards
240
81
Passing Yards
141
139
First Downs
24
13
Punt Return Yards
27
15
Kick Return Yards
69
122
Total Yards
477
357
Turnovers
3
3
3rd Down Converstion
6-12
5-13
4th Down Conversion
0-0
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
5-2-0
1-1-0
Penalties
0-0
7-63
Posession Time
32:51
27:09
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
DAL
STL
0:04
(DAL) T.Clutts 3 yd pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick)
7
0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
DAL
STL
8:33
(DAL) D.Bailey 44 yd FG
10
0
2:36
(STL) G.Zuerlein 50 yd FG
10
3
0:23
(DAL) D.Bryant 17 yd pass from T.Romo (D.Bailey kick)
The Cowboys did not hold a lead in the game until the clock read 0:00 in the 4th quarter. A 37 yard field goal by Dan Bailey as time expired gave the Cowboys their first win of the season.
The Cowboys dominated play, but struggled to score. The Titans struggled to move the ball all game, with 2 exceptions that led to both of their scores. In the first quarter, a 45 yard pass from Jake Locker to Kendall Wright led to a field goal to open the scoring. After the Cowboys had tied the game at 3, Jake Locker hit Justin Hunter for a 72 yard score that put them up 10-3.
The Cowboys answered right back, however, with a 5 minute, 13 second, 10 play drive, that was capped off with a 1 yard touchdown run by Lance Dunbar to tie the game at 10.
The Cowboys move to 1-1, while the Titans fall to 0-2.
Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans
Jan 1,
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Dallas Cowboys ()
3
0
7
3
13
Tennessee Titans ()
0
3
7
0
10
Team Stats Comparison
DAL
TEN
Total Offense
381
269
Rushing Yards
156
64
Passing Yards
225
205
First Downs
25
7
Punt Return Yards
8
0
Kick Return Yards
18
0
Total Yards
407
269
Turnovers
1
1
3rd Down Converstion
8-17
4-13
4th Down Conversion
0-2
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
4-1-2
2-0-1
Penalties
0-0
5-50
Posession Time
36:42
23:18
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
5:12
(TEN) D.Akers 17 yd FG
0
3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
0:30
(DAL) D.Bailey 21 yd FG
3
3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
DAL
TEN
10:27
(TEN) J.Hunter 72 yd pass from J. Locker (D.Akers kick)
Frank Gore was the story in this game. He could not be stopped. Gore ran 28 times for 130 yards and 3 touchdowns. The 49ers ran the 42 times for 180 yards in the game vs. only 28 passes.
Effectively chewing up clock as their lead grew from 10-7 at halftime to 24-7 early in the 4th quarter.
A long drive midway through the fourth quarter resulted in a Cowboy field goal. After getting the ball back on a San Francisco punt, Dallas drove the ball the length of the field, but they could not punch the ball in for a score. They turned the ball over on downs with 3:00 left in the game and it was all over.
The Cowboys lose their season opener and drop to 0-1. The 49ers are 1-0.
The Cowboys scord 35 unanswered points after falling behind 7-0 in the first 2:15 in the game. Peyton Manning threw a beautiful touchdown pass to Emmanuel Sanders on a deep post route and scored untouched.
After a 45 yard field goal by Dan Bailey closed the gap to 7-3, Joe Durant intercepted an errant Peyton Manning pass to give the Cowboys the lead for good.
The Cowboys scored 10 points in the final 3 minutes of the first half, expanding their lead to 20-7.
Early in the 4th, Caleb Hanie threw a 7 yard touchdown pass to Laron Byrd, followed up with a 2 points conversion to grow their lead to 28-7.
Lance Dunbar capped off the scoring on a 1 yard run to end the game 35-7.
Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboys
Aug 28, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Denver Broncos ()
7
0
0
0
7
Dallas Cowboys ()
10
10
0
15
35
Team Stats Comparison
DEN
DAL
Total Offense
184
312
Rushing Yards
50
118
Passing Yards
134
194
First Downs
12
17
Punt Return Yards
29
40
Kick Return Yards
121
45
Total Yards
334
397
Turnovers
4
0
3rd Down Converstion
8-16
6-15
4th Down Conversion
0-1
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
0-0-0
4-3-1
Penalties
5-37
3-35
Posession Time
29:50
30:10
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
DEN
DAL
12:45
(DEN) E.Sanders 51 yd pass from P.Manning (M.Prater kick)
The Cowboys dominated on offense, running the ball 36 times for 191 yards, Despite this domination, they had to eek out a win against a gritty Miami Dolphins team that wouldn't give up.
Dallas again opened an early lead, going up 10-0 early in the 2nd quarter, after an 81 yard drive was capped off with a Laron Byrd touchdown on a pass from Brandon Weeden.
The Cowboys would never trail in the game, but had to sweat out the last few minutes, when, ahead 20-10, Matt Moore hit Dion Sims for a 6 yard touchdown pass to close the gap to 3.
The Dolphins would get the ball twice in the last 3 minutes to tie or win the game, but both drives were interrupted by untime interceptions by Sterling Moore and Cameron Lawrence respectively.
The Cowboys move to 2-1 in the preseason and will make their final roster cuts this week.
Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins
Aug 22, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Dallas Cowboys (USER)
3
10
7
0
20
Miami Dolphins (CPU)
0
10
0
7
17
Team Stats Comparison
DAL
MIA
Total Offense
383
203
Rushing Yards
191
69
Passing Yards
192
134
First Downs
28
11
Punt Return Yards
0
41
Kick Return Yards
57
85
Total Yards
440
329
Turnovers
1
2
3rd Down Converstion
4-11
7-15
4th Down Conversion
0-0
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
2-2-0
2-1-1
Penalties
1-15
4-25
Posession Time
36:29
23:31
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
DAL
MIA
6:40
(DAL) D.Bailey 40 yd FG
3
0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
DAL
MIA
13:34
(DAL) L.Byrd 7 yd pass from B.Weeden (D.Bailey kick)
10
0
8:52
(MIA) C.Sturgis 35 yd FG
10
3
3:34
(DAL) D.Bailey 47 yd FG
13
3
0:47
(MIA) R.Matthews 21 yd pass from P.Devlin (C.Sturgis kick)
13
10
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
DAL
MIA
3:47
(DAL) C.Beasley 7 yd pas from B.Weeden (D.Bailey kick)
20
10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
DAL
MIA
9:29
(MIA) D.Sims 6 yd pass from M.Moore (C.Sturgis kick)
The Cowboys scores early and often before a late charge by the Ravens closed the gap and nearly stole a victory.
During the 1st quarter, when the starters were on the field, the Cowboys took a 10-0 lead on a Demarco Murray 3 yard touchdown run, after an 8 minute opening drive, and a 42 yard field goal by Dan Bailey on their second drive.
Teams traded field goals in the 2nd quarter, leaving the Cowboys with a 13-3 lead at the half, but the Cowboys weren't done. Gavin Escobar scored on a 9 yard pass from Brandon Weeded early in the 3rd quarter, and a third field goal by Dan Bailey gave the Cowboys a 23-3 lead late into the third quarter.
Game over, right? Not so fast.
A 49 yard field goal by Justin Tucker closed the scoring in the 3rd quarter and the lead was cut to 23-6.
The score remained here until Owen Daniels scored on an 80 yard catch and run on an out route with 3:08 remaining in the game. Daniels broke to the inside before turning out, fooling SS Jeff Heath and springing him for the score.
The Cowboys were able to answer on a 21 yard field goal with 1:47 to go and push their lead to 26-13.
The Ravens answered again driving the length of the field and capping it off with a 6 yard touchdown pass from Tyrod Taylor to Crockett Gillmore with 24 seconds left.
An unsuccessful onside kick later, the game was over as the Cowboys ran out the clock.
Baltimore Ravens at Dallas Cowboys
Aug 16, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Baltimore Ravens ()
0
3
3
14
20
Dallas Cowboys ()
10
3
10
3
26
Team Stats Comparison
BAL
DAL
Total Offense
344
312
Rushing Yards
39
135
Passing Yards
305
177
First Downs
11
19
Punt Return Yards
6
59
Kick Return Yards
79
29
Total Yards
429
400
Turnovers
2
0
3rd Down Converstion
7-15
5-15
4th Down Conversion
0-0
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
2-1-1
3-2-1
Penalties
5-45
1-15
Posession Time
23:23
36:37
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
BAL
DAL
7:00
(DAL) D.Murray 3 yd run (D.Bailey kick)
0
7
1:29
(DAL) D.Bailey 42 yd FG
0
10
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
BAL
DAL
6:03
(DAL) D.Bailey 45 yd FG
0
13
0:29
(BAL) J.Tucker 27 yd FG
3
13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
BAL
DAL
10:52
(DAL) G.Excobar 9 yd pass from B.Weeden (D.Bailey kick)
3
20
5:27
(DAL) D.Bailey 49 yd FG
3
23
1:34
(BAL) J.Tucker 49 yd FG
6
23
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
BAL
DAL
3:08
(BAL) O.Daniels 80 yd pass from T.Taylor (J.Tucker kick)
13
23
1:47
(DAL) D.Bailey 21 yd FG
13
26
0:24
(BAL) C.Gillimore 6 yd pass from T.Taylor (J.Tucker kick)
In an overtime thriller, the San Diego Chargers emerge victorious on a screen pass that Danny Woodhead broke for a 67 yard score.
The game started out as a potential blowout after the Chargers to a 10-0 lead with 7:05 remaining in the 2nd quarter on a 4 yd touchdown pass to Antonio Gates from Brad Sorensen.
But Charger turnovers kept the Cowboys in the game. With less than a minute remaining in the first half, Kellen Clemens was intercepted by Morris Claiborne when he stepped in front of Seyi Ajirotutu. 41 yards later, the Cowboys closed the gap to 10-7.
Lance Dunbar scored midway through the 3rd quarter to give the Cowboys a 14-10 lead, but the Chargers answered back with a score of their own 7 minutes later.
Tied at 17 late in the fourth quarter, San Diego drove the length of the field, but was stalled at the 1 yard line. An 18 yard field goal left them ahead 20-17 with 1:47 remaining and the Cowboys down to 1 timeout. The Cowboys were able to answer however, thanks to an untimely facemask penalty at the end of a 16 yard completion that the left Cowboys inside field goal range. A 22 yard field goal as time expired sent the game to overtime.
Dallas Cowboys at San Diego Chargers
Aug 7, 2014
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
OT
SCORE
Dallas Cowboys (0-1)
0
7
7
6
0
20
San Diego Chargers (1-0)
3
7
0
10
6
20
Team Stats Comparison
DAL
SDG
Total Offense
234
442
Rushing Yards
65
156
Passing Yards
169
286
First Downs
16
19
Punt Return Yards
11
37
Kick Return Yards
49
42
Total Yards
294
521
Turnovers
0
3
3rd Down Converstion
6-16
6-15
4th Down Conversion
0-0
0-1
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
3-1-2
3-1-2
Penalties
1-15
6-48
Posession Time
30:04
34:10
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
DAL
SDG
3:18
(SDG) N.Novak 21 yd FG
0
3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
DAL
SDG
7:05
(SDG) A.Gates 4 yd pass from B.Sorensen (N.Novak kick)
After spend the last couple of weeks working on sliders, I'm finally ready to begin my Madden 15 offline CFM. If you want to see my sliders, I've created a thread in the sliders forum and can be downloaded on PS4 by searching on user sonsart2.
Call it the head coach in me, but I prefer to play in coach mode.
As a lifelong Cowboy fan, I'm taking over the franchise. Starting with the default roster, I'll be guiding my 'Boys through several seasons, in hope of finding a Super Bowl champion.
These sliders are definitely close, but I'm still concerned about the passing game. Completion % and interceptions too high, once more game and I'll start to make some tweaks.
Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers
Sep 8, 2013
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Seattle Seahawks (0-1-0)
7
7
0
7
21
Carolina Panthers (1-0-0)
0
13
3
7
23
Team Stats Comparison
SEA
CAR
Total Offense
351
352
Rushing Yards
113
198
Passing Yards
238
154
First Downs
14
20
Punt Return Yards
25
31
Kick Return Yards
91
75
Total Yards
467
458
Turnovers
3
1
3rd Down Converstion
4-10
6-16
4th Down Conversion
0-0
0-0
2-Point Conversion
0-0
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
2-1-0
2-2-0
Penalties
3-22
3-25
Posession Time
21:14
38:46
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
SEA
CAR
4:24
(SEA) M. Lynch 6 yd run (S. Hauschka kick)
7
0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
SEA
CAR
13:36
(CAR) J. Stewart 3 yd run (G. Gano kick)
7
7
11:25
(SEA) P. Harvin 64 yd pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick)
14
7
5:34
(CAR) G. Gano 37 yd FG
14
10
0:08
(CAR) G. Gano 46 yd FG
14
13
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
SEA
CAR
1:30
(CAR) G. Gano 48 yd FG
14
16
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
SEA
CAR
8:45
(CAR) D. Williams 1 yd run (G. Gano kick)
14
23
1:13
(SEA) P. Harvin 43 yd pass from R. Wilson (S. Hauschka kick)
This set of sliders appears to be working somewhat better. I'm still a little concerned with completion %, but we'll see how it plays out over the next few games.
It's clear there are issues in the passing game. Completion percentages are far too high coupled with interceptions too high. I'm going to make my first tweak here to try to control the passing game.
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints
Sep 8, 2013
1ST
2ND
3RD
4TH
SCORE
Atlanta Falcons (0-1-0)
0
6
3
22
31
New Orleans Saints (1-0-0)
14
0
7
14
35
Team Stats Comparison
ATL
NOR
Total Offense
534
463
Rushing Yards
65
89
Passing Yards
469
374
First Downs
27
20
Punt Return Yards
11
13
Kick Return Yards
150
115
Total Yards
695
591
Turnovers
5
5
3rd Down Converstion
7-14
4-8
4th Down Conversion
0-1
0-0
2-Point Conversion
1-1
0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
7-2-3
3-2-0
Penalties
4-25
1-5
Posession Time
35:09
24:51
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING
ATL
NOR
8:46
(NOR) J. Graham 16 Yd pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick)
0
7
2:53
(NOR) B. Watson 9 Yd pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick)
0
14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING
ATL
NOR
5:24
(ATL) M. Bryant 34 Yd FG
3
14
0:33
(ATL) M. Bryant 22 Yd FG
6
14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING
ATL
NOR
8:20
(ATL) M. Bryant 27 Yd FG
9
14
1:43
(NOR) M. Colston 37 Yd pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick)
9
21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING
ATL
NOR
14:05
(ATL) K. Cone 33 Yd pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick)
16
21
10:31
(NOR) M. Colston 21 Yd pass from D. Brees (G. Hartley kick)
16
28
7:29
(ATL) S. Jackson 19 Yd pass from M. Ryan (M. Bryant kick)
23
28
6:32
(ATL) S. Jackson 5 Yd run (2 pt)
31
28
5:22
(NOR) J. Greer 94 Yd interception return (G. Hartley kick)